The HiPerCopS IDE is a cross-platform application. It will run on any operating system that supports Python. The IDE was primarily developed on Ubuntu Linux, but some testing was performed under Windows XP and Mac OS X. The portability of the HiPerCopS IDE is an important feature because it makes the application accessible to a wide array of potential users.

\subsubsection{Source Code}

The source code for the HiPerCopS IDE is located in a public Subversion repository. To access this repository, first install Subversion \cite{subversion}. The following command will install the latest version of the source in a directory named {\tt hipercops-ide}:

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{\tt svn checkout http://hipercops-washington.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ hipercops-ide}
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\subsubsection{Dependencies}

The HiPerCopS IDE relies on the following software packages:

\begin{itemize}
\item Python 2.6 \cite{python}
\item wxPython \cite{wxpython}
\item Pydot \cite{pydot}
\end{itemize}

\subsubsection{Installation Script}

For Windows and Mac OS, the dependencies can be installed manually from their respective websites. For Debian-based operating systems like Ubuntu, an installation script is included with the source code. From the {\tt hipercops-ide} directory, run the command:

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{\tt sudo scripts/installdeps}
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\subsubsection{Execution}

The HiPerCopS IDE is installed once the source is downloaded and the dependencies are satisfied. To start the IDE, execute the following command from the {\tt hipercops-ide} directory:

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{\tt ./hipercops-ide} 
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